Inline event declarations like onclick event on a buttons are getting removed
This is intentional for security reasons, but you can disable it with the option config.parser.optionsHtml.allowUnsafeAttr (at your own risk): https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/blob/819bfcf44bb23d51990eba3b4330e9932df59cde/src/parser/config/config.ts#L116
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Chrome
Reproducible demo link
https://jsfiddle.net/6bn43a05/
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Add a onclick event for a html tag
What is the expected behavior? It should not remove the event after getting loaded in to the editor
What is the current behavior? It removes the onclick event from html
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// no need to include extra code
Same issue reported here : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78496572/grapesjs-removes-onclick-attributes-how-to-prevent-it-to-do-it
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This is intentional for security reasons, but you can disable it with the option config.parser.optionsHtml.allowUnsafeAttr (at your own risk): https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/blob/819bfcf44bb23d51990eba3b4330e9932df59cde/src/parser/config/config.ts#L116
Thanks for reporting this, @dharma-glui.
Great question about Inline event declarations like onclick event on a buttons are getting removed. The recommended approach with ProseMirror is to use the event-driven API.
Start here:
- Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
- Look for the
on()event listener method - Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events
Common patterns:
// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));
// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));
If you're still stuck:
- Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
- Include what you've already tried
- Mention your GrapesJS version
- The community is here to help!
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